WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY

WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in WADENA, Minnesota, operated by WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 450 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY sits 31% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in WADENA-DEER CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT (1,079 students total), WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (86%). The remainder comes out to 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 2% Native American, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Wadena County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.0%.

In the area at large, Wadena County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,467 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Wadena County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,201 students), of which WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY is one.

Nearest neighbor: WADENA-DEER CREEK SENIOR HIGH, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WADENA-DEER CREEK ELEMENTARY has edged up 5%, going from 429 students in 2018 to 450 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 91% to 86% over that span.

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